Chris Rashke Dead at 60 at 60 when you accident on Youa’s Boneli Salt Flats
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The giant driver Chris Rashke passed away on Sunday. He lost control of his vehicle while traveling at a speed of 333 miles in an attempt to record a record in renowned Bonville Salt Flats. UtaEvent organizers confirmed. He was 60 years old.
Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), which organizes a speedweek in Bonville Salt Flats, released a statement confirming the death of the zodiac.
Bonville Salt Flats are located 100 miles west of Salt Lake City, and have been used as a racing ground for decades of their glass -like surfaces. (Blake Benard/Getty Image)
“Today approximately 3:03 PM Mountain Time, driver Chris Rashke. Age 60, was trying A speed record And lost control of his land speed at approximately 2/2 miles. Chris was treated by medical professionals at the scene. Unfortunately, Chris died of his injuries, “the statement said.
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The SCTA mentioned that the cause of the incident is under investigation. The Tool County Sheriff’s office, which is investigating Rashk’s death, did not immediately respond to the request made for the comment of Fox News Digital.
SGT. Dan Lerdhal, a spokesman for the law enforcement agency, told the Associated Press, “We know that it was a kind of accident.”
Raske had reached the speed of 283 miles per hour while running “Speed Demon”. The SCTA did not specify which one of the records he was trying to break, but according to the Speed Demon Racing website, the highest speed of rash in the streamliner was 391 miles per hour.
“This time we ask everyone to respect Chris family, friends and speed Demon team. We are seriously destroyed,” the team wrote in a statement on Facebook.
The American Hot Rod Foundation also released a statement after the death of Rashk and said, “The speed of the speed Demon Streamliner is running the latest repetition when crashed.”
On August 13, 2016, Uta, Utah, Vandover, Bonville Salt Create a line near the race track on Salt Flats. (AP Photo/Rick Bommer, File)
“Chris many were known as the face of ARP, but those who knew him on salt, he found that he found a friendly and competitive perfect balance. Never talking to the usual combination and the quality of his character. We send our hearty sympathy to Chris’s family and friends.”
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The Bonville salt flats Salt Lake City is located in the west of about 100 miles and has been used as a racing ground for decades of their glass -like surfaces. The first race there is 2 14 ९. Happened in.
The last known racing death in flats took place in 26, when Sam Wheeler lost control of a high-performance bike. He crashed 200 miles per hour.
The Associated Press contributed to the report.
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